*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

Opie oils?

Micks garage seem to be reasonable for castrol.

I used Total Quartz 9000 synthetic in the Civic for the last 3 oil changes, car hasn't blown up.

Isn't/wasn't Total the factory oil used in Citroens?

Sebastian loeb had a big one on his car.

Cheensbo wrote: »

Anyone see this on fb tonight?

https://www.facebook.com/angardasiochana

Basically an AMA session by the guards trying to get through questions from folk about modified cars, (arisen from the case of the welded diff recently) was a great concept IMO and a nice way of the gardai trying to converse on a level with the modified car community.

However, (In my opinion anyway) in practise, it turned out to be an outlet for a load of bottomfeeders to try and abuse the gardai directly and derail the session. Shame really as the folk on the garda end seemed to try and answer the genuine questions fairly, and even answered a load of silly questions.

A lot of folk on replying to it are the very reason that the modified car scene has such a bad name, no favours done at all.

The problem is that doing something like this from behind a computer screen isn't the way to go.

If you want to engage with modified car people - or indeed car enthusiasts generally - because we might all be partial to a bit of modifying at some point.

I take the view that the way forward is to get out there and actually MEET them. See the actual cars - have a look at them - talk to the people who own them.

Might learn a bit more that way.

People acting the clown and disrupting the session is ALWAYS annoying - but on the other side of the coin - being the cynical person I can be - I do wonder about the idea of engaging via facebook etc.

I think id feel better about the Garda engagement if it was done in the real world actually taking time to meet people - talk to them - see actual cars.

Could you imagine them coming along to a car show or to Mondello when theres track day stuff going on.

Or even someone from AGS actually engaging with forums like this one - introducing themselves - engaging in conversation in a normal way.

The Uk police engage with twitter a lot - I follow a female inspector from over there and some of the roads policing units have their OWN twitter accounts.

You get to know people that way - idiots will always be idiots - but you have to separate the idiots from the cars.

Way I see it is - idiots will continue to be idiots even if they stopped driving modified cars and went completely standard in terms of cars.

The issue I have is engaging on facebook has a bit of a tick boxes feel to it - ie this is someones task for the week.

If you put time into it and try and engage in person - it feels more genuine imo

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Looks like no one in the trade even wants it! Poor Volvo :P

In other news, got a call earlier so back to work on Monday after a brief stint on the rock n roll (October). Job itself seems grand and money is terrible but I don't care at this stage. Just delighted to get back working again. Hurrah!!

heres a laugh for you.

Volvo C70 (basically an s60 convertible) - can't understand these idiots, no wonder they've being sitting on it for donkeys at this stage.

http://www.spiritmotorgroup.ie/Used-Cars/?car=79814104362840200&make=&model=&type=&year=&max=

I was just looking up the 350Z, I was suprised it weighs around the same as my car, however this is what caught my eye on the wiki page;

"With 143 deaths per million registrations, the two-door 350Z model year 2005 to 2008 has topped the list of deadliest cars in the United States."

http://touch.boards.ie/forum/1625

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ever since the Pathfinder caught my eye, I've been looking up similar type Jeeps/SUVs I'd like to consider in future.


I always looked at (proper) jeeps as being bullet proof. Designed for dragging trailers across muddy fields and delivering goats to mountains. But everything I like the look of (and do a search for) seems to have fairly negative reviews.

The Pathfinder, apparently, has this small issue, where every once in a while, the engine implodes!? What!? :eek: And the car is a write-off.

The Mitsubishi Pajero 2.5 litre is apparently a waste of time and the 3.2 litre is a lot better, but both are prone to giving issues (nobody quite detailed what these issues are, though).

The Pajero Sport is a 'raging alcoholic' that will, according to a boardsie on a thread I found, "eat you out of house and home" (that line still makes me laugh ).

I can't remember the specifics, but I know the Outlander didn't get a great reception either on the threads I found online.

The issues affecting the Pathfinder are apparently also prevalent on the Patrol and Navara, as, from what I gather, they're all pretty much the same jeep with a different body shape.

The Suzuki Grand Vitara seems to be hit and miss, but doesn't seem to get too much hatred (from what I've seen).

Is the LandCruiser the only reliable jeep on the roads? This seems madness!? (as an aside, any Jeep/SUV I buy would never a work a day of it's ownership with me. I just like the look of them). I do realise that people are more likely to complain than compliment online, and that's fair enough, but surely an imploding engine is a fairly serious issue!?

How about one of the Landys with the new AJD-V6 donk?